“All human beings have an innate skill — survival skill. The fact that poor are still alive is a proof of their ability to survive. We do not need to teach them how to survive. They know this already.”

— Muhammad Yunus

Profile at North American Bangladesh Info Center http://www.bongoz.com/people/yunus.html

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Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipie… 1940

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